80 Days to Betterness
Using the internet to teach myself things. 8 topics. 10 days each.
RESOURCES
Making
Community
- http://highlowtech.org/
- http://dieterrams.tumblr.com/
- http://www.techshop.ws/
- http://www.instructables.com/
Tools
- https://www.arduino.cc/
- https://www.sparkfun.com/
- https://www.adafruit.com/
- http://www.makershed.com/products/make-electronics-2ed
- http://fritzing.org/home/
Inspiration
- http://dieterrams.tumblr.com/
- Brendan Dawes
- Dominic Wilcox
- http://bringjoy.ideo.com/
Adorable Old Stuff
- http://future-forms.com/
Electronics Info
- http://electronicsclub.info/
Typography
General References
- http://www.thinkingwithtype.com/
- http://typedia.com// A Shared Encyclopedia of Typefaces
- https://www.typewolf.com/
- http://fontsinuse.com/
Free Type sites
- https://www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/
- http://hellohappy.org/beautiful-web-type/
- https://www.fontsquirrel.com/
Not-Free Type sites
- https://www.myfonts.com/
Fun stuff
- http://www.typeconnection.com/
- http://type.method.ac/
- https://www.pinterest.com/thinkmule/vintage-signs/ Vintage Signs
Web Design
Tools that help you build sites
- http://cargocollective.com/
- https://getkirby.com/* This site is built on kirby
- https://www.squarespace.com/
- https://wordpress.com/
Prototyping Tools
- Balsamiq Wireframe like a boss.
- InvisonApp Link those wireframes like a boss.
Code Reference
- HTML5 Doctor
- CSS Tricks
- Eloquent JavaScript
- Web Platform
- JAVASCRIPT RESOURCE MANUEL
- FireBug App
- Google Hosting Libraries** Link to these instead of loading common scripts, like JQuery to your server to save page-loading time.
- JQuery UI
- Modernizr
- HTML5: Structure, Syntax, and Semantics with James Williamson.
- HTML5 uses content models.
- HTML5 Outliner helps you test out your pages to see how hierarchy is forming from your code.
- HTML5 SPEC Document